West sector · Established 1956
Wildwood
A 2.6 km² 1950s community in Calgary’s West sector.
About
42% of the ground is under tree canopy and 47% is parkland, both above the Calgary community median.
Getting around
15 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- Wildwood School · PublicElementary
Parks, paths and trees
24 km of pathways and trails, 4.1 km of bike routes and one off-leash area. The city counts 2,902 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1880s
- Edworthy Residence, Homestead Lands and Quarries · Vernacular1883
- 1950s
Established 1956
1 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 42.3%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 47.2%ParklandAbove city median 11.9%
- 40%Natural areaAbove city median 2%
- 24 kmPathways and trailsAbove city median 4.1 km
- 4.1 kmBike routesAbove city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
62 building permits and 28 development permits in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $13.1M.
Housing stock
The city lists 17 registered secondary suites.
Wildwood — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Wildwood in?
- Wildwood is in the West sector of Calgary.
- Is Wildwood on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Wildwood boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Wildwood?
- Wildwood has 1 school inside its boundary: Wildwood School.
- How big is Wildwood?
- Wildwood covers about 2.6 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Wildwood?
- Wildwood borders Bowness, Montgomery, Parkdale, Patterson, Point Mckay, Rosscarrock, Spruce Cliff, Strathcona Park, and Westgate.
- How many historic resources are in Wildwood?
- Wildwood has 1 historic resource on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Wildwood good for walking and cycling?
- Wildwood has 4.1 km of bike routes and 24 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Wildwood?
- Every home for sale in Wildwood is on the listings map, with prices and photos, scoped to this community.
Sources and notes
- City of Calgary Open Data: community boundaries and classes, permits, parks and off-leash areas, urban forest, pathways and bikeways, historic resources, public art, schools, transit stops, secondary suites, short-term rentals, land supply. Permits, suites and short-term-rental licences refresh daily to weekly.